Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

• I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  For the attention of: Stuart Moore
  Greater Manchester Procurement
  NHS Greater Manchester, St James House, Pendleton Way
  Salford
  M6 5FW
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Email: stuart.moore2@nhs.net
  Tel: +44 1612124932

  Further information can be obtained from:

  The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:

  The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:

  The above mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2) Type of the contracting authority

  National or federal agency/office

• I.3) Main activity

  Health

• I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1) Description

  • II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

    NHS Greater Manchester on behalf of NHS Tameside & Glossop - Community Based Nerve Conduction Studies.

  • II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

    Services

    Service category No 25: Health and social services

    NUTS code UKD3

  • II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

  • II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with a single operator

    Duration of the framework agreement

    Duration in years: 3

    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

    Estimated value excluding VAT:

    Range: between 100 000 and 100 000 000 GBP

  • II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    NHS Greater Manchester on behalf of NHS Tameside & Glossop is inviting expressions of interest to deliver a safe, cost-effective and patient centred Nerve Conduction Studies within the Tameside locality. The service will initially provide surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. It is anticipated however, that in consultation and partnership with commissioners, the service will develop through its first 6 to 12 months and expand its capacity to include other hand procedures that can be safely delivered in a community setting under local or regional anaesthetic. Such as:

    — Carpal tunnel decompression,

    — tennis elbow release,

    — removal of solid lumps in the hand that cause nerve compression/entrapment,

    — Dupuytren’s fasciectomy/fasciostomy General Overview Carpal Tunnel syndrome is a relatively common condition that affects the nerves of the hand causing pain, numbness and a burning or tingling sensation in the hand and fingers. Symptoms can be intermittent, and range from mild to severe.

    Patients typically present with nocturnal dysaethesia in the hand, which wears off with activity. It is estimated that up to.

    5 % of women and 3 % of men have carpal tunnel syndrome. Most cases are in people aged 45-64 years.

    Carpal tunnel syndrome is also common in pregnant women, possibly due to fluid retention. Expected outcomes including improving prevention:

    — excellent clinical treatment outcomes,

    — all minor hand surgery performed under local/regional block anaesthesia is carried out in a community setting,

    — all treatments carried out within 12 weeks of the date of referral high patient/carer satisfaction.

  • II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    85000000, 85100000, 85120000, 85140000, 85141000

  • II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

  • II.1.8) Lots

    This contract is divided into lots: yes

    Tenders may be submitted for one lot only

  • II.1.9) Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted: no

• II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

  • II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

    Not provided

  • II.2.2) Information about options

    Options: no

  • II.2.3) Information about renewals

    Not provided

• II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

  Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

• Lot No: 1

  • Lot title: NHS Greater Manchester on behalf of NHS Tameside & Glossop - Community Based Nerve Conduction Studies

• 1) Short description

  Not provided

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  85000000, 85100000, 85120000, 85140000, 85141000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  Not provided

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

• III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

  • III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

    Not provided

  • III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

    Not provided

  • III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Not provided

  • III.1.4) Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

• III.2) Conditions for participation

  • III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Not provided

  • III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

    Not provided

  • III.2.3) Technical capacity

    Not provided

  • III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

    Not provided

• III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

  • III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

  • III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

• IV.1) Type of procedure

  • IV.1.1) Type of procedure

    Restricted

  • IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Not provided

  • IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Not provided

• IV.2) Award criteria

  • IV.2.1) Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

  • IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no

• IV.3) Administrative information

  • IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

    Not provided

  • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no

  • IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no

  • IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    20.7.2012 - 23:59

  • IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    Not provided

  • IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    English.

  • IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Not provided

  • IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

    Not provided

Section VI: Complementary information

• VI.1) Information about recurrence

  This is a recurrent procurement: no

• VI.2) Information about European Union funds

  The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

• VI.3) Additional information

  -.

• VI.4) Procedures for appeal

  • VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

    Not provided

  • VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

    Not provided

  • VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Not provided

• VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  6.6.2012